Huskies basketball coach breaks Canada West wins record

The long-time head coach of the University of Saskatchewan women’s basketball program made history on Saturday night in Edmonton.

By securing a 91-35 victory against the Griffins, Lisa Thomaidis recorded her 345th victory and officially set the record for the most wins as a coach in Canada West’s women’s basketball history. The win means Thomaidis surpassed Deb Huband, the legendary University of British Columbia head coach, who had 344 career victories.

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Thomaidis started her coaching career with the University of Saskatchewan in the 1998-99 season. Since then, she’s helped build the Huskies into one of the best programs in Canada.

The G.O.A.T 🐐

Congratulations to @huskiewbb Head Coach Lisa Thomaidis on breaking the all time @CanadaWest Wins record! 🥇

LT’s 345th career win officially places her on top of the all-time women’s basketball wins leaderboard, surpassing former UBC legendary head coach Deb… pic.twitter.com/m7Wlmwty12

— Huskie Athletics (@HuskieAthletics) February 1, 2025

During her tenure, Thomaidis has led the Huskies to national championships in 2014-15 and 2019-20, nine Canada West titles and 14 U Sports final eight appearances.

Thomaidis also coaches internationally. She has led Canada’s women’s basketball team to the Olympics on multiple occasions, and serves as the head coach of the German women’s national team, taking that squad to a quarter-final appearance at the Paris Games last year.